Fat-Soluble Vitamins: Clinical Indications and Current Challenges for Chromatographic Measurement

Overview

Journal Clin Biochem Rev

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2016 Apr 9

PMID 27057076

Citations 39

Authors

Ali A Albahrani

Ronda F Greaves

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Abstract

Fat-soluble vitamins, including vitamins A, D and E, are required for a wide variety of physiological functions. Over the past two decades, deficiencies of these vitamins have been associated with increased risk of cancer, type II diabetes mellitus and a number of immune system disorders. In addition, there is increasing evidence of interactions between these vitamins, especially between vitamins A and D. As a result of this enhanced clinical association with disease, translational clinical research and laboratory requests for vitamin measurements have significantly increased. These laboratory requests include measurement of 25-OHD (vitamin D), retinol (vitamin A) and α-tocopherol (vitamin E); the most accepted blood indicators for the assessment of body fat-soluble vitamin (FSV) status. There are significant obstacles to precise FSV measurement in blood. These obstacles include their physical and chemical properties, incomplete standardisation of measurement and limitations in the techniques that are currently used for quantification. The aim of this review is to briefly outline the metabolism and interactions of FSV as a prelude to identifying the current challenges for the quantification of blood vitamins A, D and E.

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